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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Rua!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a body punch but Rua moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Do has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Do throws a leg kick but Rua sees it coming and moves out of range.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Do throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do cracks Rua with an open hand slap.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Rua throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Rua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Do connects with a body shot.
Do misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do throws a poor cross that misses
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Do misses
and Rua counters with a thumping low kick.
Do darts in looking for a takedown but Rua gets double underhooks and turns Do into the cage.
Rua lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Do takes an elbow to the temple.
Rua stops a takedown attempt from Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is stalling here.
A short right from Rua on the inside.
Do looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rua's defenses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rua.
Rua lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rua gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woohun Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Do misses with an elbow over the top.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Rua swings wildly with an uppercut but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Rua lands a damaging elbow.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Rua is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rua controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Do's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do blocks an uppercut.
Rua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rua avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Rua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Do's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rua misses with a punch on the inside.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Rua leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua scores with a shoulder strike.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rua is defending well for now.
Do is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rua can't fight it off and eventually Do manages to take the fight to the floor. Rua looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rua preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rua has his foot on Do's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do works his way back into a safe position though.
Rua looking for a guillotine here but Do defends easily.
Do is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Rua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rua circles away quickly and effectively.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Do throws the left hand but Rua avoids the punch easily.
Rua moves out of range as Do strikes.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua avoids the body shot from Do.
Do loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Rua moves forwards but Do connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Do misses with a lunging right hand
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do shoots in and drives through. Rua sprawls well.
Do scores with a jab to the body.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Rua's shoulder, as Rua tries to avoid the shot.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rua.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rua. That's going to slow Do down.
Do misses with a combination
and Rua counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab from Do.
Rua checks a leg kick nicely.
Rua throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Rua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Do throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Rua does it's job there.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
Rua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Do.
Rua throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do throws an off balance right hand
and Rua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Gabriel Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rua.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Do is out of range and Rua settles back down.
Do stalks Rua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rua's face. Rua staggers backwards, shaken.
Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Do throws a lazy uppercut
and Rua counters with a good, hard body kick but Do shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Gabriel Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Do checks a low kick from Rua.
Rua fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Do checks it well.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Do.
Do thows a leg kick but Rua checks it
and Rua counters with a leg kick.
Rua motions for Do to come forward. Rua throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Woohun Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Do misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rua moves out of range of the leg kick from Do.
Do throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rua on the side of the head.
Rua scores with a leg kick.
Do scores with a jab to the head.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Rua shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Rua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Rua is looking to score with low kicks.
Rua misses with a low kick as Do jumps back.
Rua moves away from the strike by Do.
Rua has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rua.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Rua counters with an outside leg kick.
Do shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rua counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rua counters with a stiff right hand.
Do misses with the combination.
Rua scores with a shot to the body.
A jab from Do misses.
Do fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do tries to score with a low kick but Rua moves his leg out of the way.
Do dives in and grabs Rua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rua pushes down on Do's head and hops out.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Rua.
Rua tries to score with a low kick but Do moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabriel Rua will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Do misses with a hook
and Rua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rua feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Do's calf.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rua moves away.
Rua misses with a hook.
Rua throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rua.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Rua slips a straight right by Do.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Do.
Do throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Do missing with a left hand there. Rua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do. That's going to slow Rua down.
Do shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rua pinned against the cage. Rua gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Do scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rua scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do throws a combination that misses
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do misses with an uppercut
and Rua counters with an inside leg kick.
Woohun Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua lands with a slapping head kick.
Do moves out of range as Rua throws a body kick.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rua was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Do feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gabriel Rua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rua wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Rua has wrist control.
Do working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua is trying to keep Do in close.
Rua controlling the position.
Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rua is trying to keep Do in close.
Woohun Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Rua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Do is trying to get back to full guard.
Do manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but Do is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Rua.
I've got Rua winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Rua!
A pretty intense looking Gabriel Rua took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Woohun Do spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry fans. I tried my best. I'll be back next time and better than ever!'.
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